The hottest designer homes of 2014

Join us as we look back on London’s top designer homes of the year, including a former pub in Hackney converted into a hip space by Dan Gillespie Sells, frontman of indie band The Feeling and the theatrical Kensal Rise pad of Vogue stylist to the stars, Mary Fellowes.

The hottest designer homes of 2014

The hottest designer homes of 2014

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The Shepherd's Bush cube house

How one architect and his wife turned a traditional Victorian terrace house into a bright and funky family home and two rental flats by thinking outside the box. Image: Simon MaxwellView more images and full article...

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Every picture tells a colourful story in this Vogue stylist's home

Stylist to the stars, Mary Fellowes, plays host to creative friends in her home that has been constructed from reclaimed and recycled materials. Image: David ButlerView more images and full article...

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The Feeling frontman leads tour of his Hackney pub conversion

Dan Gillespie Sells, frontman of indie band The Feeling, put his stamp on an old Hackney pub with his eye for eclectic interior design. Image: Thomas OxleyView more images and full article...

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Buy in Stoke Newington or rent in the Barbican?

This family chose the latter. Architect Charles Holland says his inner-London 33rd-floor flat is a great place to raise his young family. They love the space — and the view. Image: David ButlerView more images and full article...

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The house built from three garages for £370,000

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Grayson Perry's Gingerbread House

Get inside artist Grayson Perry's head by renting the Hansel & Gretel house he has co-designed in North Essex as part of Alain De Botton's Living Architecture project.View more images and full article...

Steel beams and stunning lighting systems were all part of the joy of renovating a spectacular, double-height warehouse home in Dalston. Image: Simon MaxwellView more images and full article...

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Ex-derelict Borough shop becomes an award-winning studio

Jeweller Alex Monroe, beloved of London fashionistas, turned a derelict shop into an impressive live/work studio that is both comfy and creative. Image: David ButlerView more images and full article...

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How an art dealer turned two drab flats into one vibrant home

Art dealer Jennifer Guerrini-Maraldi sent for the men with sledgehammers to turn two Battersea flats into her home and gallery. Image: Adrian LourieView more images and full article...

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Photographer Mike Penn's loft-style mews house

Inspired by New York lofts, photographer Mike Penn turned a Fitzrovia office into a cool, urban living space to provide a backdrop for his work. Image: Thomas OxleyView more images and full article...

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Fabric queen's high-fashion home

Jane Bonsor - former fashion designer to Kate Middleton - launched a business, raised a family, and refurbished her London home... from the Far East. Image: Alexander JamesView more images and full article...

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Inside the castle of London’s design kings

Top interiors duo Paolo Moschino and Philip Vergeylen bring the Paris Ritz feeling to regenerating Victoria. Moschino and Vergeylen are ruled not by their pockets, but by their magpie eyes. Image: Clive NicholsView more images and full article...

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From derelict squat to gorgeous Georgian cottage

When the auctioneer’s hammer came down, Philippa Stockley bought her first home: it was a little house that wept with neglect. Image: David ButlerView more images and full article...

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The transformation of a dark, Thirties pebble dash house

This Kensal Rise home is now bright and light thanks to an architect-designed extension with a glass wall that brings the outside in. Image: David ButlerView more images and full article...

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The upside-down Westminster house

Architect Barbara Weiss and her husband designed every last detail of the former pub and offices that became their home, as featured in The World of Interiors. Image: Rachael A SmithView more images and full article...

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A masterclass in space creation

A once-poky, dingy, dark mews studio flat, now a space-efficient ‘Tardis’ that oozes glamour, is testament to the skill of its architect owner. Image: David ButlerView more images and full article...

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Glass extension turned a Thirties terrace into an ultra-modern home

A traditional Thirties London semi in a terrible state became a showpiece when architect Gregory Phillips added a stunning, glass-walled extension. Image: David ButlerView more images and full article...

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Designer to the stars Ben de Lisi's cottage makes a design statement

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From bleak basement to beautiful bolthole

Do what Daniel Rowland did with a dark and dingy west London basement - look for its potential. Then plan and source your project like a miser. Image: Charles HoseaView more images and full article...

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Triple-height extension transforms Victorian gem

The country living experiment failed for this London couple, but their return to Wandsworth to renovate a Victorian terrace was pure heaven. Image: Charles Hosea and Michael MaynardView more images and full article...

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Project overhaul: how we created our modern family home

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A cube extension revamps Fifties house

This small, tired Fifties house in North London was transformed into a spacious and child-friendly home where the real magic happens in the cool white interior. Image: Charles HoseaView more images and full article...

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Going underground in Dulwich

A chef and his wife turned a tired Victorian villa into a sleek yet practical family home - after spotting the potential of its huge, windowless basement. Image: Tim Soar and Adrian LourieView more images and full article...